| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 to 42-29931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 533rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VP-W |
| MACR | 161 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (04 July 1943) |
| Missions: | 2 |
History of
B-17 42-29928
Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/43; Walla Walla 25/3/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Presque Is 29/4/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-W] Ridgewell 23/6/43; Missing in Action 2m Le Mans 4/7/43 with Olof Ballinger, Navigator: Paul McConnell, Tail gunner: Bill Howell, Waist gunner: Francis Owens (but died of exposure in Pyrenees en route to Spain) (4 evaded capture); Bombardier: George Williams, Ball turret gunner: Albert Wackerman, Waist gunner: Harry Bauscher (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Carah, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Lane, Radio Operator: Byron Gronstal (3 Prisoner of War); shot down by FW190, crashed La Coulanche, near Tours, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 161.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 22 May 2018
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